July 29, 2020 Chile government rejects Codelco privatization A group of lawmakers had proposed to sell the state-owned mining giant to raise funds for the coronavirus response.
July 28, 2020 Supervisors at Antofagasta’s Centinela accept new contract The supervisors' union agreed last week to extend government-mediated talks after failing to agree on a new contract with the company.
July 28, 2020 Celesta copper mine in Brazil reaches production Lara Exploration said first concentrates are due to be shipped in early August.
July 28, 2020 Rio Tinto’s Winu copper project just got bigger The miner has made a promising discovery 2 km east of the copper-gold deposit in Western Australia.
July 27, 2020 Ivanhoe in talks over Congo and South Africa projects Companies are expressing interest in the Western Forelands and Platreef projects.
July 26, 2020 Forget the gold price, copper was most profitable covid-19 trade Investing in top copper mining stocks during the covid-19 meltdown handily beat returns on gold majors – FCX surged 92% in four months.
July 26, 2020 China’s June US copper concentrate imports hit highest since Sept 2018 China imported 30,734 tonnes of U.S. copper concentrate last month.
July 25, 2020 Workers, Antofagasta reach labor deal at Zaldivar mine The workers at the mine entered mediation with the government over salaries and benefits on July 15.
July 24, 2020 Ambler district access road approved in Alaska The Record of Decision approves the development of the “A” route, which is to be a 211-mile-long gravel private access road.
July 24, 2020 Australia to curb ‘excessive’ wait times for project approvals The National Cabinet’s decision to adopt a new process for environmental approvals will cut waiting times for mining projects.
Column: Europe falling behind in critical minerals race In 2024, 95% of EU rare earth imports came from just three countries: China, Malaysia and Russia, according to Eurostat. January 14, 2026 | 09:53 am
